I used to be better at accepting bad news that begs the question why or how. Why is this happening to such good people? How can this possibly be of any benefit or for the greater good? My stock answer has usually been, “we may never know this side of heaven” and “who are we [...]
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12 Jul
A new discipline?
Great gathering at The Orchard tonight. Loved hearing from our guest speaker Mark Miller tonight.
I’ve learned when listening to speakers that if something catches your ear, eye, or heart, run with it and don’t worry about getting all the other points written down. Went there tonight. Mark was talking about how we can make “God [...]
24 Feb
What do you mean let it go? But I was offended!
Read this today in Eph 4:1-3(NASB):
“Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” (emphasis mine)
So Paul is talking to [...]
20 Feb
I’m so mad I could…2
This is the conclusion of my gigantic post started yesterday regarding my depression and what happened once I was diagnosed and treated by a professional…
Within a week, I began to feel more self controlled. Not euphoric, not pollyanna. Just less rage. Therapy helped give me tools to use for those trigger moments that can send [...]
19 Feb
I’m so mad I could…
If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, you know that I am depressed. I see an internist and a psychiatrist regularly while we are dialing in some medication and monitoring Type 2 Diabetes. I am one of many women/moms in the same or similar boat. Comforting or disturbing? You pick.
About 5 years ago, I had [...]
1 Feb
Out of shame
Had a great weekend at The Orchard. At the end of today’s gathering, we sang these lyrics: “Into marvelous light I’m running, out of darkness, out of shame”. Shame is a big deal to me. I don’t recover well from sin. Whether a simple mistake or a matter of the heart requiring serious attention, I [...]
19 Nov
Sure wish I could have gotten a blanket though
Those words have been ringing in my head all day today. They were spoken by a homeless man I met last night who was shivering outside an already full shelter. Temperatures were near or below freezing.
I had no idea what I was in for walking into FUEL, the Orchard’s monthly leadership gathering. Scott called it [...]
11 Nov
Got shoes?
If you have $5, like the cost of one Starbucks Venti Double shot Mocha or something or other, than please go to 50000shoes.com and see how fast you can buy TWO pair of shoes with $5. Its part of the 50,000 pairs in 50 days challenge by soles4souls, a charity dedicated to providing shoes to [...]
24 Sep
If you have your bibles…
I’ve been reading the letters of the New Testament via bibleplan.org. Today I read Rom 2 and was blown away by verses 17-21. I’m so NOT a bible teacher but I can give a little context. Paul is writing to the church in Rome. See details in Romans chapter 1. He is laying out the [...]
23 Sep
Come As You Are, But Better
Something I read today stood out:
From 1 John 2:1-2 “…we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the one who turns aside God’s wrath, taking away our sins, and not only ours but also the sins of the whole world.” The whole world.
So why do some Christians [...]
